Important Current Affairs Quiz 31st December 2016 with PDF

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Here is a quiz for upcoming Banking, Insurance and Government exams. This quiz contains expected questions which match the exam pattern of Govt Job Exams and other Banking Exams. So make sure you attempt Important Current Affairs Quiz 31st December 2016 to check your preparation level.

Important Current Affairs Quiz 3Ist December

Que. 1

Andy Murray belongs to which country?

1.

France

2.

Russia

3.

Britain

4.

USA

5.

None of the above

Solution

Answer: Andy Murray received a knighthood in Queen Elizabeth II's New Year's Honours list. He was previously named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2012. Joining Murray in being knighted in British sports is Mo Farah, who retained his 5,000& 10,000-meter titles at the Rio.

Solution

Answer: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has been expelled from the Samajwadi Party for six years by his father and party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav. Mulayam also expelled Ram Gopal Yadav from the party on disciplinary grounds. The SP chief accused Ram Gopal of indulging in anti-party activities.

Solution

Answer: Senior Congress leader & former union minister Balasaheb Vikhe Patil passed away. He served as Union minister of State for Finance in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee cabinet. He was one of the pioneers of Maharashtra’s cooperative movement.

Solution

Answer: The Govt has met the 1.5-crore target for LPG connections under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) in the 2016-17 financial year. This Target was achieved within a span of less than eight months since the launch of the scheme.

Solution

Answer: Anil Baijal took oath as new Lieutenant Governor of Delhi. Earlier, President Pranab Mukherjee approved his appointment. Mr. Baijal, a 1969 batch IAS officer, had served as Union Home Secretary under the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government besides holding key positions in other ministries

Which country has banned India's proposal to list Masood Azhar as terrorist?

1.

USA

2.

Germany

3.

China

4.

Pakistan

5.

None of the above

Solution

Answer: China has yet again blocked a proposal at the United Nations to list Jaish-e-Muhammad’s Chief Masood Azhar as a global designated terrorist. China is the lone member among the 15-member UNSC to oppose the ban on Azhar. Earlier, China had twice imposed technical hold on the Indian proposal.

Solution

Answer: China has opened the world’s highest bridge sitting at 1,854 feet above the ground. Stretched across a giant mountain overpass,the Beipanjiang Bridge cost a staggering £120million. The giant Beipanjiang Bridge is the highest on the planet & is open to traffic.

Solution

Answer: China has announced a ban on all ivory trade &processing activities by the end of 2017. The move follows a resolution at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) in South Africa in October. China has the biggest ivory market in the world.

Solution

Answer: Romania's president accepted Sorin Grindeanu for the post of prime minister. Grindeanu is a mathematician and former deputy mayor of the city of Timisoara. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party that won December 11 elections,

Solution

Answer: A patch of purple rocks was found in Mars' Mount Sharp, which is officially known as Aeolis Mons, and is located in the Gale Crater of the planet. The images taken show a layer of purple-hued rocks, which might be the the possible future destination of the Mars mission. The images were taken by the Mars Curiosity Rover.

Solution

Answer: Mumbai prodigy Kush Bhagat has won all three gold medals on offer in the 1st Western Asia Youth Chess Championships. The event was held at Al Ain Chess Club in UAE. The second standard student reigned supreme in all the three categories – rapid, blitz and standard.

Solution

Answer: Government has de-recognised the Indian Olympic Association(IOA) on the issue of nominating Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Chautala as its life presidents. Kalmadi & Chautala were elevated to the honorary position. Sports Ministry has suspended the deemed recognition of IOA.

Solution

Answer: Mother Dairy has introduced Aadhar enabled payment system(AEPS) in more than 1,000 milk booths & ‘Safal’ retail stores. The service was commissioned in association with CSC e-Governance Service India Ltd under the aegis of Department of Electronics and Information Technology (Deity).

Solution

Answer: RBI has notified the closure of the deposit and exchange of the old notes. With the closure of the facility all banks should report information on collection on December 30, itself. From next week onward, those still holding the scrapped currency can deposit it only with the RBI till March 31, 2017.

Solution

Answer: President Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent for the promulgation of the Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Ordinance, 2016. The Union Cabinet had earlier approved the ordinance. It provides for making holding of old 1,000 & 500 rupee notes after 31st of March next year a offence.

Solution

Answer: India and Singapore have amended the DTAA for the avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion by signing a Third Protocol. This is in line with India’s treaty policy to prevent double non-taxation, curb revenue loss and check black money. India had amended the DTAA with Mauritius and Cyprus.

Which of the following countries has extended its deadline to withdraw most common currency note from circulation?

1.

France

2.

Mexico

3.

Bolivia

4.

Venezuela

5.

None of the above

Solution

Answer: Venezuelan President has again extended the deadline to withdraw from circulation the country's most common currency note. The deadline had been set for 2 Jan but will now be on 20 Jan. Mr Maduro said he did not want Venezuelans to worry about exchanging the currency near the New Year festivities.

The scheme for resolving tax disputes introduced by govt. in June ends in

1.

Jan 2017

2.

Dec 2016

3.

March 2017

4.

April 2017

5.

None of the above

Solution

Answer: The scheme for resolving tax disputes introduced by the govt in June this year has been extended by one more month till Jan 31. The Direct Tax Dispute Resolution Scheme seeks not just to settle disputes in retrospective taxes, but end nearly 2.6 lakh pending tax cases.

Solution

Answer: RBI has increased the daily limit of ATM withdrawal to Rs 4500 from current Rs 2500 with effective from Jan 1, 2017. There has been no change in the weekly withdrawal limit, which stands at Rs 24,000, including from ATM, for individuals and Rs 50,000 in case of small traders.

Solution

Answer: PM Modi launched a mobile app Bharat Interface for Money, BHIM. The app will facilitate digital cash transactions with only a thumb print after the bank account is linked with Aadhaar gateway. Payments through the new system can be made by just a thumb impression.